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European Meat Network

Company · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Meat Network appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The EMN is a non-profit network composed of the most important European slaughtering companies involved in the slaughtering and processing of beef, pork, lamb and poultry meat.”

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“The purpose of EMN is to strengthen the long-term position of the European meat sector, to create a forum for discussions on developments in relation to the regulatory status of meat and meat products within the European Union and in relation to third countries; to create a forum for discussions on technical and other similar developments within the meat industry and in relation to other relevant economic sectors.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party240%
Renew Europe240%
Socialists & Democrats120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
2026
4

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Cristina Maestre
1 meeting · S&D
Christine Singer
1 meeting · Renew
Stefan Köhler
1 meeting · EPP
Barry Cowen
1 meeting · Renew
Seán Kelly
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Sep 2026Cristina MaestreEuropean meat sector
30 Sep 2026Stefan KöhlerAustausch über Nach­hal­tig­keits­the­men, Nutztiertrategie
15 Apr 2026Christine SingerThema Zukunft Tierhaltung
15 Apr 2026Barry CowenMeeting with European Meat Network
29 Nov 2022Seán KellyDinner organised by the European Meat Network

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